Governor eyes health care task force but still ‘exploring’ Medicaid block grant
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says his office is exploring the idea of seeking a Medicaid block grant for "innovative" ways to use about $7 billion in federal funds. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Gov. Bill Lee – set to appoint a Health Care Modernization Task Force – apparently hasn’t decided whether to seek a block grant waiver for federal Medicaid funds.
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Bill Lee Karen CamperSam Stockard
Sam Stockard is a Nashville-based reporter with more than 30 years of journalism experience as a writer, editor and columnist covering the state Legislature and Tennessee politics for The Daily Memphian.
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